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Take Risk!|Richard Noble

Take Risk! : The Amazing Story of the People Who Made Possible Richard Noble's Extreme Projects on Land, at Sea and in the Air

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Overview

Richard Noble's first attempt to build a record car, Thrust1, ended in a high-speed crash and the sale of the wreckage to a scrapyard. Next came the roller coaster ride of Thrust2, which was developed to attack the World Land Speed Record at Bonneville with Noble at its controls; after innumerable setbacks, including sponsor withdrawals, delays and a rebuild after a 250 mph crash, success was finally achieved with a new record of 633 mph in 1983 at Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Following that, Noble established the UK-based ARV Aircraft company to create an innovative and beautiful metal airplane with safe forward-swept wings and a special Hewland engine, all achieved in 13 months from start-up with no design and little money.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781910505519
  • ISBN-10: 191050551X
  • Publisher: Evro Publishing Limited
  • Publish Date: July 2020
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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